POL S240 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Felipe Calderón, Federal Electoral Districts Of Mexico, Vicente Fox
12 Jul 2018
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1521: spaniards led by cort s capture the aztec capital, initiating three centuries of colonial rule. 1978-1982: state- led development reaches peak with petroleum boom and bust. 1994: nafta goes into effect; uprising in chiapas; colosio assassinated. Pri loses absolute majority in congress for the rst time ever. 1982: market reformers come to power in pri. 1989: first governorship is won by an opposition. 1968: massacre of tlatelolco; an unknown number of protesting students killed. Pan is elected president; no party has a majority of seats in congress. Vicente fox of pan becomes president, without majority support in congress. 2009: pri makes major gains in congressional elections as the country faces a wave of drug related violence. Political organization: political system - federal republic, regime history - current form of government since 1917, executive - president, elected by direct election with a six-year term of of ce; re-election not permitted, legislature - bicameral congress.
